If you’ve never hiked to Flat Top Tower on the Blue Ridge Parkway, you are missing some of the best 360° views in North Carolina. The 5-mile roundtrip hike takes you through meadows on the Carriage Trail from the Moses Cone mansion – called Flat Top Manor. At the top, you can climb the fire tower for those amazing views. The hike is considered moderately strenuous, but on the lower end of moderate – easy switch backs and rolling hills through the meadow. The manor and trails can be reached at milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Blowing Rock, NC.
View from the Fire Tower
